Car-coupling.



I u W Lt tw 7 W W.. E. GOFFIN. GAR COUPLING.

APPLIUATIOB' FILED OUT. 26, 1908.

Patnted'July 22, 1913.

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WITNESSES UNITED STATES arana OFFICE.

. WALTER E. COFFIN, F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL MALLEAB LE CASTINGS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

. GAR-COUPLING.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented July 22, 1913.

. To all whom it may/concern:

' Be it known that I, WALTER E. Corrnf, a citizen of the United States and a'res dent of Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefullmprovement in Car-Couplers, of which the following is a full, clear, andexaotdescription, reference being had to .the (,companying Y drawings, forming part of this specification, in Which.

. Figure 1 .is a plan view of a coupler embodying my invention; Fig.2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3 s a plan view, showing a modified construction; and

F ig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of Fig. 3.

In couplers-as constructed heretofore, it

has been diflicultto fit them with tail boltswhen it isdesired to employ tail bolts as a means .of-connection of the coupler With the draft rigging; for the tail boltimust beinsertedlengthwise through the front end of the coupler head, and the cavity therein is sometimes of such restricted shape as to necessitate.the'cuttingc down of thehead of These 'difliculties are increased when the coupler is of'small size, but they are overcome effectively byimy invention.

As shown in' Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the coupler shank 1 is preferably made without the usual liner block, the shank being preferably of the same external dimen-;

sion throughout its length, but at its rear end, it has a rearwardly open recess 2 for the reception of the head 2 of the tail bolt which is inserted therein from the rear. A retainingmember or collar 3 of U-shap'e is fitted on the bolt before the bolt head is set in the recess, and the arms of the retaining piece fit against'the top and bottom sides of the couplershank'and are held thereto by a pin 4, which passesthrough registering holes in said 'arms and in the shank. Around the pin holes are preferably inwardly projecting portions of the yoke at the back of the recess, and inorder to receive the head of the tail bolt, inserted has-no rear shoulder for retaining the head. Heretofore, tail bolt holes have had shoulders for receiving the head of the bolt when from the rear, the'recess is freely open and of av size to receive the head of the bolt and recess, that is, between'the recess and the coupler-head. The. draft springs 6 and followers 6' are applied toithe tail-bolt, as shown. v head of the tail-bolt need not conform to the opening in thecoupler-h ead, for the tail-bolt .1s not passed through the coupler'head.

Figs. 3 and 4 show how the coupler shank of the other figures can be used with ayoke,

instead of -a' tail-bolt, if desired. As the shank has no liner blocks, the ends of the The constructionis such that the yoke arms can be welded. backupon themselves, as shown 'at 5, so-that thefarms of the yoke will clear the followers of the draft rigging. The pin 4' securesthe yokef to the shank, anda small tail-bolt 7 confines the draft spring or springs in placebet-ween the followers. 7

The construction may be modified within the scope of my claims, s'ince 'What I claim is: i 1. A coupler having a. tail-bolt applied at the rear endof the shank, and .aretaining memberat-theeizterior of the shank for securing the tail-bolt to the shank.

2. A coupler'having at the rear end "of its shank a rearwardly open recess, a tail bolt having an enlarged head withinthe recess, and a retaining member at'th'e exterior of the shank and engaging the! enlarged head.

enlarged head applied at the rear end' of its shank, a U-shaped retaining iece-engaging the head of the tailbolt an holding it to the-coupler shank, and a connection. for securing the retaining piece to the shank.

4. VA coupler having the rear end. of its shank provided with a freely open end rea -A coupler having a an bolt with an' eess, a tail bolt having, an enlarged head i In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set seated Within the recess, said shank having my hand.

inwardly projecting portions forward of the tail bolt head and provided with a through 5 pin hole, and a retaining device for the tail bolt head secured by a ,pin extending through the holes in the projections.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). O3-

It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No. 1,067,795, granted July 22, 1913, upon the application of Walter E. Cofitin, of Cleveland, Ohio, for an improvement in (Jar-Couplings, was erroneously described and specified es National Malleable Castings Company, whereas said assignee should have been described and specified .T/ie .Natz'onal -MalZeal-lc Castings Omnpmey; and that the said-Letters Patent should be reed with this correction therein that the 52,1118 my conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Office. I J

' Signed and sealed this 19thday of August, A. 1 1913.

SEAL] I THOMAS EWING,

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: eess, a tail bolt having, an enlarged head i In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set seated Within the recess, said shank having my hand.

inwardly projecting portions forward of the tail bolt head and provided with a through 5 pin hole, and a retaining device for the tail bolt head secured by a ,pin extending through the holes in the projections.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). O3-

It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No. 1,067,795, granted July 22, 1913, upon the application of Walter E. Cofitin, of Cleveland, Ohio, for an improvement in (Jar-Couplings, was erroneously described and specified es National Malleable Castings Company, whereas said assignee should have been described and specified .T/ie .Natz'onal -MalZeal-lc Castings Omnpmey; and that the said-Letters Patent should be reed with this correction therein that the 52,1118 my conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Office. I J

' Signed and sealed this 19thday of August, A. 1 1913.

SEAL] I THOMAS EWING,

Chmmz'ss'io'n er 0 f Patents. 

